Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → 1-(N,N-dimethylamino)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]prop-1-en-3-one

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To a 500 ml 2-necked flask fitted with a thermometer and magnetic stirrer was added 20 g (76.9 mMol) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethan-1-one, Example 1, Step 3, 18.3 g (154 mMol) of dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal and 50 ml dry dimethylformamide (DMF). The reaction mixture was heated to 75° C. for 3 hours, cooled to room temperature and evaporated to dryness and to recover 26.1 g a yellowish orange solid.

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